The Chess Player

The Chess Player

2017
1h 38m
6.3

6.3/10

50 votes • View on IMDb
History Drama
Overview

In 1934 Diego Padilla wins the Spanish Championship of Chess and meets a French journalist, Marianne Latour, and they fall in love. At the end of the Civil War, Marianne convinces Diego to live in France with their daughter, where shortly afterwards Diego will be accused of spying by the Nazis and imprisoned in an SS prison. In prison, Diego will try to survive in a hostile environment thanks to Colonel Maier's passion for chess.

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Status: Released

Revenue: $244,806

Language: ES

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Production Information

Production Companies
Hernández y Fernández PC Tornasol Media Ishtar Films
Production Countries
Spain
Spoken Languages
Spanish

Keywords

chess nazi imprisonment

Quick Facts

Original Title El jugador de ajedrez
Release Date May 5, 2017
Status Released
Language ES
IMDb ID tt5732530

Cast

Marc Clotet
Marc Clotet

Diego Padilla

Melina Matthews
Melina Matthews

Marianne Latour

Alejo Sauras
Alejo Sauras

Javier Sánchez

Maarten Dannenberg
Maarten Dannenberg

Andrés Gertrúdix
Andrés Gertrúdix

Pablo Mérida

Lionel Auguste
Lionel Auguste

Pierre Boileau

Stefan Weinert
Stefan Weinert

Colonel Maier

Martin Angerbauer
Martin Angerbauer

Soldier Kuhn

Key Crew

Gerardo Herrero
Producer
Luis Oliveros
Director
Julio Castedo
Writer